SEGREGATION ANALYSIS OF PERIPHERAL NEUROFIBROMATOSIS (NF1)

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LITTLER, M [1 ]
MORTON, NE [1 ]
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[1] SOUTHAMPTON GEN HOSP, DEPT COMMUNITY MED, CLIN RES CTR, GENET EPIDEMIOL RES GRP, SOUTHAMPTON SO9 4XY, HANTS, ENGLAND
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10.1136/jmg.27.5.307
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Q3 [遗传学];
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071007 ; 090102 ;
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Four studies of NF1 support a prevalence of 0.0003 and a carrier incidence at birth of 0.0004. The gene frequency (q) is therefore 0.0002, and the proportion of cases owing to fresh mutation is 0.56. The mutation rate (xq) is 10-4, an unusually high value suggestive of a large gene. Penetrance among subjects examined is virtually complete, and there is no evidence of phenocopies or somatic mutations.
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